Jackalope Herd
Creature — Rabbit Beast
When you cast a spell, return this creature to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Exodus
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #28172
Jackalope Herd puts a 4/4 on the board for four mana, which is fine — then bounces a land you control when you cast your next spell, which is not. That drawback is too punishing to ignore, and better four-drop creatures exist at every power level.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Jackalope Herd is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different things. In Commander, a vanilla 4/4 with a self-punishing drawback can't compete for a slot when the format demands cards that generate value or advance a specific game plan. Pauper is the one format where stats-per-mana matter more and the card pool is constrained, but even there the bounce-a-land rider is a real cost that tempo-sensitive commons don't want. In Legacy and Vintage the card simply doesn't exist competitively.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Jackalope Herd is deep bulk — the price reflects exactly what the market thinks of it. Don't expect that to move; cards with self-punishing drawbacks and no combo relevance don't recover.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.